Play against MadChess starting from a slightly disadvantageous position. Select a game where a slight advantage was reached and the stronger side successfully converted it to a win. Use a clock. Set to rapid time control (not bullet or blitz). This allows time to think about each move (rather than simply react). Set MadChess rating to 100 points below personal rating. Play the weaker side. Attempt to draw the game. Continue Reading
Play against MadChess starting from a winning position. Select a game where a winning position was reached. But the stronger side failed to convert it to a win. And the game ended in a draw or loss. Do not review computer analysis that shows winning continuations. Use a clock. Set to rapid time control (not bullet or blitz). This allows time to think about each move (rather than simply react). Set MadChess rating to 100 points above personal rating. Play the stronger side. Attempt to win the game. Continue Reading
I work as a Software Architect at an insurance company. We're building a modern tech stack in the cloud using C#, Azure, ASP.NET Core, Angular, TypeScript, etc.
I've always been interested in chess (a game of complete information) and poker (a game of incomplete information). This is my attempt to write chess-playing software. I'll get to poker later.
You may be interested to explore my general programming blog, ErikTheCoder.
